290 EVIDENCE OF DECREASE 



Shoivoosch, p. 243. I haven't killed any seal lately, as they are get- 



ting very scarce. 



In former years I found great numbers of fur-seals, but within the 



last few years I have observed that they have 



Alexander Shyha, p. 226. greatly diminished in numbers, so that now 1 do 



not find any off Cape Elizabeth and the adjacent 



region, where formerly they abounded. 



Slceenong,p. 244. Have heard all the Indians with whom I have 



come in contact say that the fur seal are becom- 

 ing very scarce of late years. 



All the hunters went out hunting this season, and returned home 

 discouraged, only catching two fur-seals. The 

 Geo. skuitka, p. 290. f nr . sea i ? \foe the sea-otter, are all gone. 



To the best of my knowledge and belief fur-seal life has considerably 



diminished within the past few years, which.fact 



Jno. W. Smith, p. 233. I attribute to the large, number of vessels which 



have been engaged in pelagic seal hunting of late 



years. 



Q. Has there been any decrease in the quantity of seals as compared 

 Gustave Sundvall, p. to previous years!— A .There has jbeen a decrease. 



48i. From the time 1 started sealing I guess there has 



been a decrease oi L'o per cent. 



Adolph, W. Thompson, They were not nearly as plentiful that season 

 p. 486. as they were in 1890. 



Charlie Tlahsatan, p. When spear was used seal were very plentiful; 

 27> since shotgun is used they are becoming very 



scarce. 



John c. Tohnan, p. 222. Sealers report that seals are not as plentiful as 

 in former years. 



From my personal observation I know there has been a very great 

 decrease within the past four or five years in the 



Chas.T. Wagner, p. 212. number of seals found in the North Pacific and 

 and Bering Seas. 



Rudolph Walton, p. 272. Seal are decreasing on the coast. Have noticed 

 they have decreased rapidly the last two years. 



Five years ago it was a common occurrence to sail past large numbers 



of fur-seals; many times we found them asleep on 



M. L. Washburn, pA88. the water, and they were not easily frightened at 



the presence of a vessel, but for the last two years 



the seals have been more scattering, fewer in numbers, and much more 



shy. 



In my journeys in these waters I have noticed that seals are much 

 less plentiful than when I first went there five 



M.L. Washiurn, p. 489.years ago, and that the decrease has been very 

 marked in the last two years. 



